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used like 85 in Greek and m’ in Latin, which has no equivalent in English.

Even prepositions take the diminutive termination tcélc. We find amiao almost, (a little removed) becoming amiootc certainly (the least possible removed); another word for almost is 50061, and ‘uearlv’ is translated by 6116! and keget, the latter of which means ‘exactly’ in Otchipwe; the Micmac word for exactly is dnsoomi, while wholly or entirely is éoom'oo. Below is aboom'zk in general use, but epkwek in Cape Breton; lamzik is everywhere used for ‘within,’ yet z'klook,also the sign of the dative, is used by many as a synonym for lama'zk, while others use meng'ik, (in the centre); there is no word to represent ‘with', the idea being conveyed by a prefix which is written wit, wid, or wij‘ for euphony, as in wilek, ‘we sit together,’ and wz'jddée/e, we go together; among, oiagz'o (wajz'o) is written asa prefix, oiagz' or wagi. ‘By’ or ‘by means of’ is axma and wejziaw; ‘for’ is ain't, ‘in‘ is natal. ‘of’ is ala; ‘through’ asisia and sapotz'a; ‘throughout’ has also two trans— lations, one of which is eli-asz'sio and the other eligespeak; ‘outside’ has oskitok, and golcma/a, out from a dwelling; the list might be increased, but nothing would be gained, as the words occurin the body of the Dictionary.

Conjunctions.

Though it is often diflicult to decide as to the exact use of words which are on occasion prepositions, adverbs or conjunctions, yet the conjunctions connect words and sentences without modification.

‘And’ is represented by three words, (I) ak, the simple connective; (2) (31;) rarely stands alone, often following cat as an intensifying particle; (3) skumlok, which balances one phrase or sentence against another; kismz is ‘or’; basek except; kda’oo but; tciptok if; meta because; meld lest; amootc though; old! for; keskemenak unless; Ma and tlialc, although; icelmo than, and na that.

lnterjections.

Interjections and exclamatory phrases were not nearly so rare as may be supposed, for the taciturn Micmac unbends before the glow of his fire, and volubie epithets are still used amongst them, even in